Netizens mock British media claims of China propaganda link to Kate Middleton rumours
- On Monday, British news outlets cited sources in the British government to report ‘hostile states’ were fuelling misinformation about the princess
- Chinese think tank commentator says he can’t imagine Beijing having ‘interest in the private affairs of the Princess of Wales. Unless, I am shown some evidence’
Commenters have also questioned whether recent issues surrounding Catherine, the Princess of Wales, and her well-being were a distraction from other problems facing Britons today.
“We are just onlookers, and now we can harm Britain’s national security?” a user reacted on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu.
“I don’t recognise her,” another user on Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili said about Kate Middleton, adding: “I asked my boyfriend, he doesn’t either. I asked my friends on WeChat, and they don’t get it.”
A further user on Xiaohongshu said: “Of course, you can blame China for everything”.
On Monday, several British news media outlets cited sources in the British government to report that “hostile states” were fuelling misinformation about the princess.